Meal-based and non-meal based community services: Comparison of nutritional risk and health of vulnerable canadian seniors

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 23-38

  Keller, Heather H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Meal programs; Nutritional risk; Vulnerable seniors

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049140615     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v21n02_02     Document Type: Article

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